. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . s Loxgstkeet ( 1842) was born in Edgefield District,South Carolina, January 8, 1821, and served in theMexican War, where he was severelj wounded. InJune, 1861, he resigned as major in the army andwas appointed brigadier-general in the Confeder-ate service. As major-general, he had a division,and, later, as lieutenant-general, the First Corpsof the xVrmy of Northern \irginia. In September, 1863, he was sent with part of his corps to Ten-nessee and took command of the left wing at thebattle of Chickamauga. He was then placed
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . s Loxgstkeet ( 1842) was born in Edgefield District,South Carolina, January 8, 1821, and served in theMexican War, where he was severelj wounded. InJune, 1861, he resigned as major in the army andwas appointed brigadier-general in the Confeder-ate service. As major-general, he had a division,and, later, as lieutenant-general, the First Corpsof the xVrmy of Northern \irginia. In September, 1863, he was sent with part of his corps to Ten-nessee and took command of the left wing at thebattle of Chickamauga. He was then placed at thehead of the Department of East Tennessee and re-turned to Virginia in April, 1864. He was severelywounded at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, but resumed command of the corps in Octo-ber. After the war, he engaged in business in NewOrleans and held several political offices. In 1880-81 he was American minister to Turkey, and in1898 he was appointed United States railway com-missioner. He died at Gainesville, Georgia, Jan-uary 2, 1904. [ 246 ]. Wade Hampton Fouglit from BullRun to Bentonvillc. With J. E. Cavalry he Stood in theWay of Sheridan at TrevilianStiition in 18G+. Richard Henry Anderson Com-manded a Brigade on the Pen-insula; Later He Conunanded aDivision and, after the Wilder-■ ness, Longstreets Corps. John Brown Ciordon. This In-trepid Leader of Forlorn HopeAssaults Rose from a CivilianCaptain to the Second HighestRank in the Army.
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